While a co-worker or friend may expect a gift in the $50-75 range, someone in an urban market may have double the expectations. Here's the ballpark you should be aiming for: Coworker and/or a distant family friend or relative: $50-$75. Relative or friend: $75-$100.
The manuscript containing the story of Beowulf was discovered in England in the l600s. It is written in Old English, the language of the Anglo-Saxon invaders who settled in England between A . D . 450 and 600. There is some debate about when Beowulf was written and who wrote it.
However, we know the following: 1  He lived in England, but the events of Beowulf take place in Scandinavia.. 2  He was a member of the Anglo-Saxon tribe. 3  He probably lived during the 8th century AD, after England had converted to Christianity. 4  He wrote the poem in Old English.